Haptic: Awakening the five senses

The packaging is so easy to understand, u dont have to understand English.. in a way, its multilingual

Haptic: Awakening the five senses

In this exhibition, objects were designed such that the primary target was sense of touch. The product designer in this case is Naoto Fukasawa and his design is called Juice Skin.His initial idea was to design a rectangular juice package with hairs similar to those of peach. "That idea developed into ...kiwi ... banana...soy milk paper package...", he states.






The exhibition is really enlightening, entertaining and straight to the point. I like the idea of a juice that relates directly to the fruit. But of course, they might not be sustainable, but theay are better than glass bottles (environmentally) and they would help to close the gap between languages of this world, where every country thrives to grab tourists' attention. Imagine year 2050, you walk into a shop... in a foreign country, you are probably aged 90 or somewhere and cant read properly, then you see a banana-like-package, it would be easy to just grab the box and pay at the counter before drnking your juice.









Even the display and the way they are arranged is quite effective and eye-catching. The wires bordering the perimeter of the table keep viewers away from touching this amazingly beautiful designs.

Curve Art Drawings

Well, atleast the seating plan looks "normal". But the other images shows that Schabus explored about not only aircrafts' seatings, but also about rollercoasters and maybe "wheel-theatre". He really intersect between architecture and sculture in a humorous way, yet making one to question and look at every day things differently.

Curve art defying laws of gravity?

Barbican arts centre is supposedly the largest in UK to have all arts under one roof, so it was not a suprise to find chairs defying laws of gravity. Hans Schabus's Curve art is arguably one of those ideas he could have got from the kids playing around and might have overheard them fantasising about a vertical theatre or something. This might have been long coming, considering that his previous monumental installations include a flooded gallery filled with boats (The Rendezvous Problem, 2004)and some other crazy ideas like a mountain constructed over an existing building.


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His new commission NEXT TIME I'M HERE, I'LL BE THERE, Schabus has mounted 461 chairs onto the wall, (not floor) and to make it even more interesting, the wall is curving. According to the leaflet published on occasion of the exhibition, by Margit Emesz, The 80-metre semi-circular wall reflect that of a large aeroplane's floor, so i guess in the gallery, it showed the plane turning, hence the vertical bolting of chairs, which were borrowed from all over the Barbican's offices, stores, art spaces and backrooms. Teh arrangement is quite pleasing to the eye, with similar chairs arranged together with respect to colour and type, to imitate the seating of an aircraft.

"Britain's largest public art commission"

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A winner is to be chosen among five designers bidding to win the £2m Ebbsfleet Landmark commission, to sit near the Ebbsfleet International station between Dartford and and Gravesend (North Kent).The five contenders are artist Mark Wallinger's giant white horse, Racher Whiteread's craggy mountain, Daniel Buren's tower of cubes, Richard Deacon's nect of steel latticework and Christopher Le Brun's monumental wing and disc.

Skin + Bones: Parallel practices in fashion and architecture

Well, i must admit the minute i saw the title, skin and bones, i thought its all about bony models and exposed skins to promote some expensive designer clothes, and accessories like colognes, but guess what, i was wrong!


Somerset house is the final venue on the Skin + Bones international exhibition tour.
Both fashion and architecture share the main basic need of man of providing shelter and protection for the body, and what the exhibition shows is how both can be used to create space and volume out of flat, 2D materials.

Eden Walk

Eden Walk Lighting

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Eden Walk Lighting

As a way of trying to get an idea of how other public spaces are being lit, and run in order to accomodate pedestrains and create sceneries of beauty, this focus week, i looked at our very own Eden Walk Mall in Kingston. One might not notice its strategic day-to-day run of things. For example, the way they have an open centre in the middle, no roofing overhead... its like letting people experience a mixture of both enclosed mall and open markets all in one place. The delivery is done at night to avoid traffic and congestion with buses serving kingston and surrey in general.

The delivery time shifts could be used effectively even in the Photographers Gallery which is proposed to be in Ramillies Street. The way vegetation is lit here, to emphasise the facades and to create a christmas feeling could be applied onto Rammilies place and ramillies street to create not necessarily a christmas spirit, but a certain mood, depending on what exhibition is being shown in the gallery. Not only will it bring people towards the gallery, it will also celebrate photography, especially if the lighting will be corresponding with the exhibitions being displayed inside the gallery at the time. London and UK in general, has got a dull weather most of the time of the year, i.e. when it is winter, one does not get to see sunshine most of the days, so lighting could be a very productive investment indeed. But in other hot countries, like Botswana, even in winter, it is bright and sunny during the day, but gets cold and dim only in the morning and evening

Camley St. Nature Park

Camley Street Nature Park

The image above shows an artist impression of the park.(Image courtesy of the Park Management). A photographic version of the park, below support the artist's view.



There is only one entrance, which is in a way limiting access to the area.
Materiality-wise, it is mainly natural. It sits on an area which was once a cold store, and there is evidence of coal leftovers where the Park's volunturay workers were digging during my visit there. As a result, soil isnt rich in nutrients. This is evident in large trees which supposedly grow up to a certain height then die up because of the waste. "When the roots reach deeper, they reach coal deposits underneath, then eventually die due to its waste," one of the volunteers said.
This park was featured on one of the BBC evening programmes on the w/c 22/10/07.


Who is it For?
Basically, every one uses it. Admission is free.

Activities for kids on weekends

• Pond dipping ---> Nets, trays & magnifying glasses for exploring the park can be provided if need be.
• "Amazing insects hunting"---> Equipment provided for learning where the insects live
• Nature trails ---> These are trails prepared for kids & they consists of pics of frogs, hedgehogs & terrapins around the park.
• Arts & crafts ---> This is where kids are encouraged to be creative in working with paint and glue. Materials are provided.

Gillespie Conservation Park

The Gillespie Conservation Park is bordered by Gillespie road (South), Quill Street (North) and St Thomas Rd (Eastern).

Location:

Gillespie Park Local Nature Reserve

Drayton Park

Map link: www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=51.5581&lon=-0.1068&scale=10000&icon=x

Transport information:

The Park can be accessed at entrances on Gillespie Road, Drayton Park and St. Thomas’s RoadBuses 236, 19 and 4 stop at the nearby Blackstock Road.

Nearest tube is Arsenal (Piccadilly Line).

The first striking objects one find around here are the weather instruments, from windvanes to windmills.

The snap above shows a view of the new Arsenal stadium from the Park ( football fanatics, u welcome too)

London Wetland Centre

London Wetland Centre Access

Bus 283 terminates inside the Centre.

The signage is fantastic. One wouldnt get lost getting here The area is bordered by the river Thames on the other side. It is located in an area which once had several small reservoirs in it.

Monday, 29-10-07 London Wetlands Centre

The London Wetland Centre, is an area of 43 hectares which is located off Queen Elizabeth's Walk Road, in Hammersmith. Use this link below: http://www.visitlondon.com/attractions/detail/7280 to view its location.

The area wa created by Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. It attracts birds, bats, moths, butterflies, and other wildlife species.

London Wetland Centre

London Wetland Centre

Some of the many colourful and "wildlife-inviting" species planted midway between Bus 283's termination stop and the centre's Visitor Centre. They attracts lots of insects with their nectar and pollen which they feed on.

Kent AONB's Dektop Research before the Trip

Kent Downs Area of Natural Beauty aims for natural beauty, enjoyment, rural community, and undrstanding of the AONB.

The map on the left illustriates local, regional & National designated nature conservation sites.. which is part of their programme.

Concept

The best way to identify a place is by its "unique-ness", or finding something which is only unique to it.
And to mark this form of gateway, why not put it exactly, at the "door" of that place!

Concept Development